The encounter came at a hiking trail in New Mexico before suspect Alex Deaton was captured by police on Wednesday

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Updated: 3:06 PM CST Mar 3, 2017

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WEBVTT REPORTER: I SPOKE TO DEVONPHILO.HE SAYS HE'S HEALING FINE ANDCALLS WHAT HAPPENED UP HERETUESDAY.A HORRIBLE NIGHT HE HOPES TOSOON FORGET.REPORTER: HOW ARE YOU? DEVON: I'M FINEREPORTER: 19-YEAR-OLD DEVONPHILO SPOKE TO ME BRIEFLY.STILLSHAKEN AFTER HIS ENCOUNTERWITH THIS MAN, ALEX DEATON, ATTHE LA LUZ TRAILHEAD TUESDAYNIGHT.DEVON SAYS DEATON POINTED A GUNAT HIM AND HIS 18-YEAR-OLDGIRLFRIEND SARA REEVES.OFFICIALS RELEASING DEVON'SFRANTIC CALL FOR HELP.>> HE CARJACKED US AND MADE USGET IN THE TRUNK. >> I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S COMINGBACK DOWN.I DON'T KNOW.I KNOW HE'S SHOOTING ANDKILLING.HE KILLED SARA, I THINK. REPORTER: DEVON TELLS THEDISPATCHER THEY MANAGE TO JUMPOUT OF THE TRUNK.>> HE SHOT ME AND I FELL DOWNAND THEN HE CHASED SARA MORE ANDSARA GOT AWAY A LITTLE BIT BUTI'M PRETTY SURE HE KILLED HER. REPORTER: DEVON SAYS HE'S HIT,BUT NOT BADLY.HE TELLS THE DISPATCHER ASDEATON CHASED SARA.HE TOOK A CAR AND DROVE TOTRAMWAY WHERE HE BEGS A STRANGERFOR HELP.>> LET'S GET OUT OF HERE BEFOREHE COMES, I DON'T WANT YOU TOGET HURT SIR. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR FORHELPING.I'M SO SORRY FOR BOTHERING YOUWITH THIS. DEVON URGES THEDISPATCHER TO SEND HELP FOR SARAWHO IS STILL UP THERE WITHDEATON.>> HE CHASED HER DOWN, I DON'TKNOW IF HE KILLED HER, BUT SHE'SWEARING A WHITE, UH, SHIRT ANDLEGGINGS 7:03 BUT HE SHOT ME ANDSHE KEPT RUNNING AND HE WOULDCHASED HER DOWN AND I HEARD HERGET SHOT AND I RAN TO THE CARAND STOLE THE CAR FROM HIM.. HE'LL LATER LEARN SARA WASSHOT TOO, BUT IS OK ANDEVENTUALLY ESCAPES WITH HER LIFEAS WELL.THE TWO YOUNG HIKERS WERE NOTTHE ONLY VICTIMS UP HERE.POLICE SAY DEATON WENT TO ANEIGHBORHOOD NEAR THE TRAIL HEADAND FORCED A WOMAN TO GIVE HIMTHE KEYS TO HER VAN AND DEATONTOOK OFF WITH SARASARA SOMEHOW MANAGED TO ESCAPETHE VAN AND DEATON EVENTUALLYTOOK OFF IN ANOTHER STOLEN CARAND FLED NEW MEXICO.REPORTING LIVE, ROYALE DA, KOAT,

"He shot me, and I fell down, and then he chased Sara more, and Sara got away a little bit, but I’m pretty sure he killed her," Philo said.

He then explains that he's been hit, but not badly. He told the dispatcher that as Deaton chased Sara, he took a car and drove to Tramway, where he begged a stranger for help.

Devon urged the dispatcher to send help for Sara, who was still up there with Deaton.

"He chased her down, I don't know if he killed her, but she's wearing a white shirt and leggings, but he shot me and she kept running and he chased her down, and I heard her get shot, and I ran to the car and stole the car from him,” Philo said.

He later learned that Sara was shot, too, but was OK and eventually escaped with her life as well.